DHAKA, March 21 (Xinhua) -- The Bangladeshi interim government has approved a revision of an act, setting the maximum sentence for soliciting a sexual relationship with false promises of marriage at ...

DHAKA, March 21 (Xinhua) -- The Bangladeshi interim government has approved a revision of an act, setting the maximum sentence for soliciting a sexual relationship with false promises of marriage ...

The law was debated for about an hour. After that, this amendment was passed,” says Press Secretary Shafiqul Alam ...

The interim government’s advisory council on Thursday approved amendments to the Women and Children Repression Prevention Act ...

Under the amended Women and Children Repression Prevention Act, the punishment for rape under the pretext of marriage has ...

Unable to find domestic spouses, some of the ’leftover’ men in China are resorting to marrying brides trafficked from outside ...

NGOs, rights activists, and Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh have welcomed the postponement of a cut in food aid by the United ...

United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) Representative to Bangladesh Rana Flowers stated that she is "profoundly horrified" ...

Human rights advocates appeal to the international community to ensure aid continues for the Muslim minority refugees.